Stick Shift

Stick Shift

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Girl, get it in gear!

Lucy Mastronardo is heading in the right direction--good job, good apartment, good fiancé--until a detour to Naples throws her off the map! Sure, she's just days away from tying the knot, but her next big promotion hits a roadblock and Lucy can't steer away from the last-minute business trip. With reassurances to everyone, including her vanilla-pudding-cup fiancé, she vows to return before she has to say, "I do."

Lucy's certain she'll have everything sorted out in no time. But then her drop-dead due dates are laid to waste by the wacky staff and the tempting restaurant owner next door. The one who makes her think there's more to life than deadlines and rules.

Will Lucy continue her drive in automatic--or will she take control and learn to downshift...?

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Mary Leo's Bio

Mary Leo began her writing career with the Harlequin Flipside line in 2004 with Stick Shift, which was nominated for a Romantic Times award for Best First Book/Series. This is not to say that she hadn't been writing before this time; she had been, for more years than she'd like to remember. However, her published career began with "the call." Since then, Mary has gone on to publish several more books with Harlequin and each time she receives "the call" it's just as exciting as the first time, but then Mary's a good-news junkie.

After moving from Chicago to Pennsylvania to Las Vegas to San Jose, with a short run in Orange County, and a year or two in L.A., then another stint in Orange County, and on to San Diego, then back to Pennsylvania for two more years, and most recently backto San Diego, Mary can truly say she has a restless spirit or an odd need to pack up her stuff. Whatever the reason, she's decided to remain in beautiful San Diego with her husband, author Terry Watkins, who is oh-so-supportive of his wife's moving obsession.

Mary and her husband enjoy working on stories together, going for long walks along the beach, spending time with their grown children, driving almost anywhere or planning their next move oops, next vacation. You can write to her at maryleo@ptd.net. She'd love to hear from you especially if you want to share your good news!